Godspeed our beautiful Swan 51 had been put under offer by a client and she will be the only entry by team USA in the Ocean Globe race around the world in 2023!
But wait there is more…The team buying the boat are a non-profit organization out of Kemah, Texas who help veterans recover from PTSD through offshore sailing expeditions called the Skeleton Crew https://skeletoncrewadventures.org/ this is a very adventurous, worthy and exciting project, these ex soldiers will be the complete underdogs on a shoe string competing against millionaire sportsmen with deep pockets, Godspeed will compete entirely funded by donations and free kit sourced from charitable donations.
Friends in the industry if you are interested in getting involved in raising money for these guys or donating kit please get in touch with me they are going to need a miracle, Virgin Islands Yacht Broker will be donating its entire commission from the sale of the boat to the charity and I will be giving my time for free to help the guys prep the boat in the Caribbean before it heads off to France in June for the start of the race around the world, this is a very ambitious project just getting to the start line in 225 days let alone sailing around the world through the southern Ocean with no GPS or electronic equipment, if you want to know more about the 2023 Ocean Globe race you can find out more here https://oceangloberace.com
